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Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
UD (UD Music Foundation)
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
UD (UD Music Foundation)
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Years
Our ‘Artist Pathway’ is aimed at emerging performer/ songwriters looking to develop towards industry. You will work to develop your brand/ sound/ and repertoire to progress your careerUD Level 4 Courses are…• Industry supported Degree course: Music industry input and delivery• Genre and culturally relevant: Delivered through live projects and industry briefs• Employability portfolio focussed: Hosted in professional facilities• Flexible in their progression options: With additional studio and resource access packages at UD’s Talent House
Course detailsWhat will I be doing?Through a series of live briefs, you will work in industry projects which include…. 1. Realising Collaborative Song Writing and Production• Studio Recording and Production • Collaborative team meetings • Song writing and Composition • Project management • Presentation and receiving industry feedback 2. Deconstructing the brand• Lectures on the development of Black Music identifying key labels and artists • Lectures on lineage and development of Black Music • Practical sessions on Brand development within popular music • Presentation to peers and industry • Peer and industry feedback sessions • Sessions on receiving and giving feedback 3. Self-Production• Self-Management Techniques - Target setting and SMART planning • Project management - Self management • Song writing and repertoire development • Live and Studio performance skills • Live performance This course is designed to give you the opportunity to: • Develop collaborative performance skills • Establish an effective Studio Production practice • Build a professional Musical identity as a songwriter/composer/performer • Gain an Industry based perspective on a creative music career What you will learn: Knowledge • Contemporary music production and performance practices • Sound production techniques that span video, film, and the internet • Computer music production techniques that include the making of tracks, live laptop performance and the integration of live instrumentation • Detailed knowledge of music genre, composition, performance, global music culture and Industry imperatives. Subject-Based Practical skills • Reading music, notation, composition, arrangement • Use of professional software tools, digital sound design, microphone techniques • Improvisation and collaboration • Song writing and group management of creative projects • Studio techniques • Delivery of music across different media forms • Live and recorded music-making and performance • Critical listening and analytical writing
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
112 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
24 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
112 UCAS points
including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£14,820 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£14,820 per year
Students from International
£14820 Per year
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